1: Something seemed off, Diane thought when she arrived at her client, Amanda’s house.

“I noticed immediately that there were no paw prints at the front door. Her house was spotless. The kitchen was uncluttered, no clothes on the floors, nothing out of place,”  Diane Button writes in her powerful book What Matters Most: Lessons the Dying Teach Us About Living.

Diane is an end-of-life doula. She sat with … continue reading

1: Ever experienced a sleepless night?

Ever lie in bed “contemplating the end of a relationship, a job transition, our physical health, or concerns about children and family members?”  Diane Button asks in her powerful book What Matters Most: Lessons the Dying Teach Us About Living.

The next morning, we typically get up and start the next day. When we stop to pick up our coffee, the barista … continue reading

1: Floyd Barker was 88 years old. He lived alone in a rustic farmhouse he had shared with his late wife Ruth, who had passed away six years earlier.

“You couldn’t tell from his gregarious smile and inquisitive eyes,” Diane Button writes in her wonderful book What Matters Most: Lessons the Dying Teach Us About Living, but “Floyd was lonely. . .

“He was also dying from kidney failure,” … continue reading